Remember that article where the words are spelled wrong but we all say them right?

Tylanner

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Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.

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Chiboy

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Originally posted by: Tylanner
Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.

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oogabooga

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first time i read that i didn't even really realize the words were messed up =\ after i realized it i wondered if i was like some odd form of crazy.
 

mobobuff

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And I think those of us who visit message boards a lot (I'll go ahead and imply all of ATOT), are conditioned better for this, having to constantly read through common typos and spelling errors conditions the brain to accommodate for them in realtime.
 

RgrPark

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not only that, the words in a sentence can be out of place as well.
That is how true speedreaders can read so fast while reading the page in a zig zag fashion.